perforation

perforation

noun

Definition of PERFORATION

1

a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument <absentmindedly made perforations in his paper with his pencil>

Synonyms perforation, pinhole, pinprick, punch, puncture, stab

Related Words gouge, groove, hollow; break, cut, gash, incision, laceration, notch, rent, rip, rupture, slash, slit, tear

2

a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing <poked the button through a perforation in the fabric>

Synonyms aperture, opening, orifice, perforation

Related Words loophole; breach, break, chink, cleft, crack, cranny, crevice, cut, fissure, gash, notch, rent, rift, rupture, slash, slit, split, tear; slot, space; exit, mouth, outlet, pore, vent; entrance, inlet, intake; pinhole, pinprick, punch, puncture; airhole, armhole, buttonhole, keyhole, knothole, peephole, pothole, wormhole

Near Antonyms fill, filler, filling, patch, plug, seal, stopper; barrier, blockage, obstacle, obstruction